ACT vs. SAT: does SAT preparation transfer to ACT?

frazzled1
Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:59:53 +0000

Only one of my ds took the ACT as well as the SAT, and her SAT score was smack dab in the middle of the conversion chart value for her ACT. She did do some of the sections in an ACT prep book; she went through 6-7 of the “10 Real SATs” one section at a time over a period of 3-4 months, so she certainly did more SAT prep. No classes or tutoring.

I know three students whose ACT scores blew their SAT scores out of the water. I think the SAT is just a bear for some people; the ACT seems, as others have said, more straight-forward. I’ve been told that the science section is tricky, though.